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The Old Man and the Sea

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on May 28, 2025

THE PURSUIT OF SUCCESS: Earnest Hemingway was awarded the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

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Landlines – Renewing Connections Reviving Hope

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 12, 2023June 16, 2023

Celebrated author Raynor Winn and her husband Moth are embarking on an ambitious walk. Her…

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My Favourite Books of 2022

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 18, 2023January 23, 2023

Cattle graze for about eight hours a day. This suggests they spend a good portion…

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7 Essential Habits for A Healthy Retirement

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 10, 2022March 20, 2023

Habits are an integral part of our life. They shape the person we are. They…

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A Window to Another World

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 8, 2022

We lived in New Zealand for 11 years, before returning to Australia in 1997. I…

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Drama on the O’Keefe Rail Trail

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 29, 2021

How fear can derail our life: This story, although not entirely factual, has a smattering…

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Keeping the Faith When All the Birds Have Flown Away

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 24, 2021

Birds are regular visitors to our front garden. This morning, there were six Red-rumped Parrots…

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Bruce Rickard

Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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